125th meridian east

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The meridian 125° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
125°
125th meridian east (interactive map)

The 125th meridian east forms a great circle with the 55th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 125th meridian east passes through:

More information Co-ordinates, Country, territory or sea ...
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 125°0′E Arctic Ocean
77°48′N 125°0′E Laptev Sea
73°40′N 125°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland
Amur Oblast — from 55°52′N 125°0′E
53°12′N 125°0′E  China Heilongjiang
Inner Mongolia — from 51°32′N 125°0′E
Heilongjiang — from 49°11′N 125°0′E
Jilin — from 45°29′N 125°0′E
Liaoning — from 42°35′N 125°0′E
40°28′N 125°0′E  North Korea
39°38′N 125°0′E Yellow Sea Korea Bay
38°39′N 125°0′E  North Korea Island of Sok-do and the mainland
38°4′N 125°0′E Yellow Sea
37°57′N 125°0′E  North Korea
37°55′N 125°0′E Yellow Sea
37°49′N 125°0′E  North Korea Island of Kirin-do
37°47′N 125°0′E Yellow Sea Passing just west of the island of Gageodo,  South Korea (at 34°4′N 125°5′E)
33°17′N 125°0′E East China Sea Passing just west of the island of Shimojishima,  Japan (at 24°49′N 125°8′E)
Passing just east of the island of Taramajima,  Japan (at 24°39′N 124°43′E)
24°40′N 125°0′E Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
12°40′N 125°0′E  Philippines Islands of Samar and Leyte
10°23′N 125°0′E Sogod Bay
10°10′N 125°0′E  Philippines Island of Leyte
10°2′N 125°0′E Bohol Sea
8°56′N 125°0′E  Philippines Island of Mindanao
5°52′N 125°0′E Celebes Sea
1°45′N 125°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
1°7′N 125°0′E Molucca Sea
1°44′S 125°0′E  Indonesia Island of Taliabu
1°57′S 125°0′E Banda Sea
8°10′S 125°0′E  Indonesia Island of Alor
8°21′S 125°0′E Savu Sea
8°54′S 125°0′E  Timor-Leste Island of Timor
9°2′S 125°0′E  Indonesia Island of Timor
9°12′S 125°0′E  Timor-Leste Island of Timor
9°17′S 125°0′E  Indonesia Island of Timor
9°32′S 125°0′E Timor Sea
12°26′S 125°0′E Indian Ocean
15°6′S 125°0′E  Australia Western Australia — the Maret Islands and the mainland
32°46′S 125°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 125°0′E Southern Ocean
66°17′S 125°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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